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On May 27, 2020, Jennifer Falbe, who evaluated the effectiveness of the nation’s first “soda tax” in Berkeley, joined California Assembly Member Richard Bloom, who has sponsored similar statewide legislation, to discuss the marketing and addictive nature of sugar-sweetened beverages, the health risks associated with their consumption, and the story of California’s fight against Big Soda.

Read about the takeaways and watch the recording.

By Sharon Knox on June 1, 2020 in Education

Students taking the Biomedical Engineering at the Health Campus experience will enroll in three courses and complete an internship.

Upper-class undergraduate & graduate students: Join us for a three-and-a-half-day program in DC to learn about Congress, the federal budget process, and effective science communication.

By Gary S. May, Brett Lee and Don Saylor on October 22, 2019

This commentary by Chancellor Gary S. May, Davis Mayor Brett Lee and Yolo County Board of Supervisors Chair Don Saylor appeared in the Oct. 20 edition of The Davis Enterprise.

By Julia Ann Easley on October 21, 2019

Members of the campus community are encouraged to stand with undocumented students through participation in a University of California awareness campaign beginning Tuesday (Oct. 22).

By Lisa Howard on October 2, 2019 in Science & Technology

California Gov. Gavin Newsom today (Oct. 2) signed into law a bill that creates a new way for researchers to commercialize scientific discoveries made at California state parks. 

September 03, 2019

By Alex Russell

Congressman John Garamendi and Patricia Garamendi met with the MRR Innovation Lab to discuss the new research program and how a technology to manage risk could stabilize communities across Africa’s drought-prone Sahel.

UC Davis’ Office of Government and Community Relations and research unit the California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC), hosted legislative staff from six congressional offices this month.

Attendees included: Syndey Lewis, Sacramento District Director, Senator Harris; Jamario Jackson, Field Representative, Senator Feinstein; Mathew Ceccato, District Director, Congressman Bera; Natasha Pavlovich, Field Representative, Congresswoman Matsui; Mel Orphilia, Field Representative, Congressman Thompson; Logan Sidle, Field Representative, Congressman Garamendi.

A former lineman for the Cal Bears and NFL prospect before deciding to pursue a career in public service, U.S.  Congressman John Garamendi was elected to the California legislature in 1974, where he served for 16 years, attaining the position of Senate Majority Leader.  His laws established California’s emergency medical system, expanded community health clinics, created a work-oriented welfare program, protected Lake Tahoe and Mono Lakes, and developed an overall state agenda for competitiveness and scientific advancement.  He authored the Senior Center Bond Act an